皆 (jiē): all, each and every, in all cases
皆 (jiē) is a Chinese character meaning “all.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 比 (structural) and 白 (structural). It ranks #1410 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- all
- each and every
- in all cases
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皆大欢喜 | jiē dà huān xǐ | to everyone's delight and satisfaction |
| 人人皆知 | rén rén jiē zhī | known to everyone |
| 尽人皆知 | jìn rén jiē zhī | known by everyone (idiom) |
| 比比皆是 | bǐ bǐ jiē shì | can be found everywhere |
| 满盘皆输 | mǎn pán jiē shū | see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1] |
| 路人皆知 | lù rén jiē zhī | understood by everyone (idiom) |
| 啼笑皆非 | tí xiào jiē fēi | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) |
| 有口皆碑 | yǒu kǒu jiē bēi | every voice gives praise (idiom) |
| 俯拾皆是 | fǔ shí jiē shì | lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) |
| 放之四海而皆准 | fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn | applicable anywhere (idiom) |
| 妇孺皆知 | fù rú jiē zhī | understood by everyone (idiom) |
| 爱美之心，人皆有之 | ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī | everyone loves beauty (idiom) |
| 司马昭之心路人皆知 | sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī | lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) |
| 人尽皆知 | rén jìn jiē zhī | see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] |
| 四大皆空 | sì dà jiē kōng | lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom) |
皆 appears in 28 compound words: 14 as the first character, 4 as the last, and 82 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 皆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
Describes a situation in which someone is being overly paranoid: to apprehend danger in every sound
Describes a situation in which someone is being overly paranoid: to apprehend danger in every sound
Example Sentences
皆字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
jiē zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "皆" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
中东战事未止 旅游纠纷达34件 皆与解约退费相关
zhōng dōng zhàn shì wèi zhǐ lǚ yóu jiū fēn dá 3 4 jiàn jiē yǔ jiě yuē tuì fèi xiāng guān
With the conflict in the Middle East still ongoing, there have been 34 tourism-related disputes, all involving contract cancellations and refunds.
笔下风云:军队盟友皆指挥不动
bǐ xià fēng yún : jūn duì méng yǒu jiē zhǐ huī bù dòng
The Pen's Power: Neither the Military Nor Allies Can Be Commanded
伊朗官媒证实 国防部长、武装部队参谋总长皆丧命
yī lǎng guān méi zhèng shí guó fáng bù cháng , wǔ zhuāng bù duì cān móu zǒng cháng jiē sāng mìng
Iranian state media confirmed that the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces were killed
009816跟0050今天皆大涨...该选谁?清流君:焦点不该放在“...
0 0 9 8 1 6 gēn 0 0 5 0 jīn tiān jiē dà zhǎng . . . gāi xuǎn shéi ? qīng liú jūn : jiāo diǎn bù gāi fàng zài . . .
009816 and 0050 both rose sharply today... Who to choose? Qingliu-kun: The focus should not be on "...
新春走军营丨万里山河皆战位 一片丹心护团圆
xīn chūn zǒu jūn yíng 丨 wàn lǐ shān hé jiē zhàn wèi yī piàn dān xīn hù tuán yuán
New Year's walk to the barracks丨Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are in battle positions, and a piece of heart protects the reunion
人皆有错，唯圣者能恕。
Rén jiē yǒu cuò, wéi shèngzhě néng shù.
To err is human, to forgive divine.
听到这件悲剧，他俩尽皆哭泣。
Tīngdào zhè jiàn bēijù, tā liǎ jìnjiē kūqì.
They both cried after hearing the tragic news.
万事皆在上帝的掌控之中。
Wànshì jiē zài Shàngdì de zhǎngkòng zhīzhōng.
Everything is in the hands of God.
毕加索是个人尽皆知的著名艺术家。
Bìjiāsuǒ shì gèrén jìnjiē zhī de zhùmíng yìshùjiā.
Picasso is a famous artist whom everyone knows.
Character Family
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